Hormone phase dependency of neural responses to chemoreflex-driven sympathoexcitation in young women using hormonal contraceptives

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1415-1422

  Usselman, Charlotte W ^a   Luchyshyn, Torri A ^a   Gimon, Tamara I ^a   Nielson, Chantelle A ^a   Van Uum, Stan H M ^a   Shoemaker, J Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemoreflex; Contraceptives; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity; Women

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGE; ANOXIA; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEUS NERVE; REFLEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

CHEMOREFLEX; CONTRACEPTIVES; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; WOMEN;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANOXIA; APNEA; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERONEAL NERVE; REFLEX; RESPIRATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888369281     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00681.2013     Document Type: Article

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